The Evolution of Online Shopping

From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. Americans are buying more products and services than ever before through the Internet. And the popularity of online sales is likely to spread to other countries. Online sales now represent as much as one-tenth of all retail sales in the United States. Experts say online shopping hit records in both November and December. Fifty-seven percent of Americans have bought something electronically. This has led traditional stores to seek ne